MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Sion vs Varus
Sion vs Varus in Mid: who wins more often?
Across 34 ranked games in Mid, Sion beats Varus in 50% of them.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Sion behind by 281 gold.
Sion at 15:00
- Gold: -281
- CS: -2
- XP: -17
Typical gap to Varus, from 34 games that reached 15:00.
Your Sion game plan against Varus
In the median game here, the first death comes near 3:23 and level 6 lands around 5:20. Until your spike is online, treat the all-in window with respect.
Sion in Mid: the items that actually get built
The most-finished Sion core is Hollow Radiance, Unending Despair, Thornmail: 54.2% across 648 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Doran's Shield + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Hollow Radiance (4,501 games).
Skill plan: Sion players max Q first and take W at level 1.